London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Greenwich 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| No. in Short List. | Causes of Death | Sex | Deaths at subjoined Ages of " Residents," whether occurring within or without the District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and under 75. | 75 and over. | |||
| All Causes | M | 528 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 135 | 159 | 173 | |
| F | 437 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 72 | 110 | 217 | ||
| i | Tuberculosis, Respiratory | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| 2 | Tuberculosis, Other | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Syphilitic Disease | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Diphtheria | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | Whooping Cough | M | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Meningococcal Infections | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 7 | Acute Poliomyelitis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 8 | Measles | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 9 | Other Infective and Parasitic | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Diseases | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 10 | Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | M | 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| F | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 11 | Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, | M | 48 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 15 | 10 |
| Bronchus | F | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| 12 | Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 22 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | F | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| 14 | Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | M | 48 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 18 | 12 |
| F | 41 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 9 | 12 | ||
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | M | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | ||
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Diabetes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| 17 | Vascular Lesions of Nervous | M | 45 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | ||
| System | F | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 30 | |
| Coronary Disease, Angina | M | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 34 | 30 | |
| F | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 34 | |||
| Hypertension with Heart Disease | M | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| F | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | ||
| Other Heart Diseases | M | 53 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 10 | 32 | |
| F | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 48 | ||
| Other Circulatory Disease | M | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| F | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | |||
| Influenza | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Pneumonia | M | 37 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 18 | |
| F | 33 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 74 | ||
| Bronchitis | M | 64 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 26 | 21 | |
| F | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 15 | ||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| System | F | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | ||
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7. | ||
| 28 | Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 29 | Hyperplasia of Prostate | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| 30 | Pregnancy, Childbirth, abortion | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Congenital Malformations | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| F | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |||
| 32 | Other defined and ill-defined | m | 30 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 6 | ||
| Diseases | F | 31 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
| 33 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | M | 10 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | _ | 1 | — | — | ||
| 34 | All other Accidents | M | 11 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | 1 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 35 | Suicide | M | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| F | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 36 | Homicide and Operations of War | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||